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SALE OF FRANCHISES.

There is a law now in force in the State of
New York which provides for the sale of fran
chises by the local authorities of any incor-
porated city or village, the same to be 'tsold
at public auction to the bidder who will agree
to give the largest per centage per annum of
the gross receipts Of the company or corpora
ton, with adequate security for The fulfill
ment Of the agreement and for the commence
ment and completion of such road, according
to the plan or plans, and on the route or
routes fixed for its construction within the
time designated therefor" The principle on
which the law is based is undoubtedly correct,
viz: that valuable franchises should be
paid for by the corporation receiving them.
All exclusive grants carry with them exclusive
privileges, often involving greater or less
surrender Of rights by the public and const-
tuting valuable property for the grantee. Such
franchises should be paid for in some way
either by the payment of fixed sum in
lump, or continuing royalty. In the city of
IaltilHofe every street. railroad company Is
required by the terms of its charter to pay
one cent on each fare taken-that is one cent
out of every five received by ito the city for
park fund. With this fund the city has
purchased and improved Druid Hill Park, one
of the largest and finest in the United States,
and it is maintained in a most liberal manner
by the fund derived from the street railroads.
The principle should be applied to all grants
of franchises in cities and towns. Perhaps
there is no fairer way of applying it than by
the sale Of the franchise at public auction, as
is done in New York.
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HOWELLS AND DICKENS.

w D. Howells, author Of s'The Register"
"The Elevator" ''The Mouse trap, and much
other equally profound literature (heaven
save the markD, again takes up the lance
against Dickens, in an article on Christmas
literature, in the Editors Study of Harper's
Magazine for January Though reluctantly
conceding to Dickens the credit of having
rescued Christmas from Philistine distrust
and humanized and consecrated it to the
hearts and homes Of ALL" this great
''Sir Oracle" of the literary world pronounces
upon the Every rough magic with which
this miracle was wrought. In the light of
more modern days Mr.. Howells finds the
Christmas stories "preposterous inventions, y
s'monstrosities, in which the pathos is false
and strained, the humor largely horse-play,
the character theatrical the joviaiity pumped,
the psychology commonplace, the sociology
alone funny. Of the ''Chimes" and the
s'Carols' he has made the astonishing discov-
cry that they are fairs which are no longer
with the paralyizing prophecy that al
Christmas literature will ultimately s.ind
its way down through the ranks of the
asthetcal poor, whom we have always with
| us, to the final bag of oblivion" These
| astonishing opinions of Dickens coming from
Howells are strongly and amusingly suggestive
| Of that other literary man who affirmed thai
his books would be read when Shakespeare wa
| forgotten, and to whom the retort came patty
Eyes, but not till then" When Dickens il
forgotten the commonplace may succeed him
but not till then. f'Tiny Tim" alone is worth
all the creations Of Howells's pen-and thu
Christmas Stories will still be found upol
the library shelves of all 'tpoliter literary cen
ters' an hundred years hence, when the ''rag
bag of oblivion" will be full to bursting witt
the Lemuel Bankers and Manda Griers, who's
weak remarks filled the popular novel of tn
| ninteenth century.
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son. where she received her degree Of A. M
Afterwards she graduated from the st. Lav.
renee University, in New York. Last spring
six months vacation was granted her, which shs
spent in California, not IN idleness, however a.
she preached and lectured frequently and estah.
lished churches in various localities
Some years ago two or three ladies of Harr;son.
burg Va, who visited the almshouse regula,lv
we're greatly distressed by hearing from a..
paupers constant complaints of bad food and I'M
treatment Failing to induce the authorities -
fully investigate. one Of the ladies one dav nm
expectedly appeared in the almshouse kitchsn
where the manager was serving out supply :,
wellpicked bones for the paupers dinner, IT,
his great disgust the lady persisted in gatherins
the dinner into her basket and carrying it homs
to be inspected by her surprised husband WIZ
was one of taa city fathers. The bones were dn1s
presented at meeting OF the Town Council. viii
the result of prompt discharge of administrs.
ton at the almshouse.
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number of them covering the years from 1772
to 1S74-not less indeed, including duplicates
and duplicates, than 95 000 Printed in book
form they would fill about 100 volumes Of
1000 pages each; SO their publication, which
Mr.. Stevens had once hoped to procure, may
be regarded as out of the question. The next
best thing would be an index to them, and
this Mr. Stevens has begun TO make. The
period of most interest and importance to
historians of the United States is probably that
which extends from 1853, when France re-
linquished the Northwestern Territory
to England, to 1888, when the Revolu-
ton was concluded; and it is this period
to which Mr.. Stevens has paid most atten-
ton. He now desires to be authorized by
government to prepare a complete index to
the manuscripts and other documents in Eng
land. France, Holland and SPAIN relating to
American affairs during the twenty years in
question-an index that shall give general
notion of the contents of each document and
tell where it is preserved, and, if it has beef,
published, when and where. Such catalogue
would fill fourteen volumes of thousand
pages each, and supplementary chronological
index would fill four volumes of the same
size. The whole work would cost the country
about one hundred thousand dollars"
This enterprise is of national interest. The
value of such collection to American histo
rians would be incalculable. 1t is an attempt
tardy, but not too late, to rescue and put in
accessible form materials of the Creates
value, and which owe their preservation more
to good luck than anything else. 1t is to b.
hoped the necessary funds may be forthcom
ing for prosecuting and completing the work
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BREAKFAST-TABLE CHAT.

GENERAL SHERMAN is said to have fear that
he will be the next of the war heroes to die.
THE working women of Chelsea have presented
Lady Dixie with splendid album as a memento
of affection and respect
ST. LOUIS Chronicle: Angel darling MAN
ma, where did baby tome froml" Fond moth
er-"Papa bought him in the Market A. D.
why didn't him div 10 cents more and dit
one wifi hair on2"
Ex-GoyERNoR SMITH, Of Virginia. got his
title Extra Billy a Washington Post writer
explains, through his once getting extra pay for
increasing the number of trips on the mail route
for which he was contractor.
THE witty Senator ingalls,, of Kansas, who
does not love the honorable Joe overmuch re-
marked once, as the Georgia Senator read A
OF Moses correcting the proof sheets of the Pen
tateuch.
THE Czarevitch of Russia who for some time
past has been in i'll health is said to DO recover
ing. He recently went twice in one week to the
Theater Maria to witness the performance Of the
celebrated danseuse, Nine Sakalowa, accompa-
MED by his imperial parents.
Mr. GLADsToNE's birthday gifts included
among other things, a RED kerchief for his neck
At least dozen bottles of his favorite JAM one
the last named from the husband of the woman
who forwarded the mutton pie
JOHN RusKIN has recently presented beauti
full stained glass window to the Church Of the
Sacred Heart (Catholic), Coniston, England
John Ruskin says he cares nothing for creeds
but that he does care for the needs of his fellow
men, without distinction of creed
THE late Humphrey Moore, well-knowr
second hand book dealer of Baltimore, left near
ly his entire fortune, about 800, OOO for benevc
| lent purposes. the major portion being for the
F! establishment of an institution for public discus
sicns entertainments and other popular educa
| tional gatherings.
Mr.. e. a. FIrLER, who will probably be the
next Mayor Of Philadelphia, has won much pub
lie favor by such small ret significant details a,
always having his sidewalk cleared OF snow. and
ashes spread over the ice People think that :
| man who is public spirited in SIN all things viii
| serve them we'll in greater affairs.
IN the first number Of Murray's Magazine Mr.
Matthew Arnold contributes the first part Of 4,
article on General Grant 81, too, remarks Mr.
Arnold. had seen General Grant In England
and did not find him interesting. II said IN,
truth, should say that thought him ordinar,
! looking, dull and silent An expression q rpn
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Assaulted by Strikers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.--Near midnight lass
night crowd Of car-strlkers left their meeting
nall and wa)ked up Mason street. Fifteen minutes
iaser ear Of the Sutter-street line Yas coming
down the hill, and IS il crossed Mas6h Street tne
attacked the conductor, gripman aud the passdhs
gers on the dummy. One OF the passengers Wa
dealt heavy blow on the head with an iron bsf.
cutting deep cash in the scalp. which bled pro-
Iusely simultaneously the conductor on !ne
rear platform -as struck on the head with ciuS
and on the rase by = rock. The grlppaan ~
also struck and severely hruised. Tho atsaex
Wa . autc'1y doue that 20 arrests eout
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Olive Harper, in New York Mail and Express
Shortly after having met Jean Ingelow some
other kind friends arranged to take me out to
ST. Johns Wood to see George Eliot Her house
sat back some little distance from the gate aud
was nearly hidden by trees and shrubs aud
these gave rather somber and depressing look
to the hall and reception room, as they obscured
them and hardly permitted ray of sunlight to
enter.
At that time she was not married to Mr.
Lewes, and had not finished Daniel Deronda. but
was then working on it. While We were sitting
in the reception room tall gentleman with
very smooth, low voice. came in and said that
George Eliot was quite indisposed that day, but
that she would receive US in spite of that fact,
knowing that the lady had come SO far for that
purpose. This gentleman was probably Mr..
Lewes. though he did not say SO. We were then
led into still darker and more ST. 1less room,
which was fitted up as study. In this room,
seated before a glowing fire. though it was May,
in great easy chair and wrapped and bundled up
in feecy white shawl, was the famous woman,
She had a sort OF nubia, also of white wool
thrown over her head and the ends held under
the shawl Her figure was all curled up in the
chair, so that it was impossible to Judge of her
height or form, but l judged her to be rather
under the medium height and very thin, as her
hands were thin, long and bony. Her face vas
rather thin and was very long, with the under
jaw setting out in a very unlovely manner Her
eyes were deep set and her mouth and nose In
describable, but very ugly in shape. Though
hef FEATURES bore the undenA Die stamp OF rare In
tellectuality, they were cold and unsynpathetic.
Her voice was clear. and every word was dis.
tinct. though she spoke in low tone and her
eyes showed very little change as she spoke, a
If she had no deep sympathy, or rather as
she did not care to waste such a sentiment on
anyone but her fictitious characters. Her con-
versation lacked warmth or vitality, though her
apathetic manner may have been due to weak
ness. Somehow she managed to convey the i'm
preston that her mind was too great for her
body, and that she was physically wasting,
while her mental faculties burned too
brightly. In the course of CONVEX.
| sation she said that she thought out
her work while resting bodily, and then 10 the
forenoon, while her physical condition was at its
| best, she wrote it down, rarely writing over
sixty lines day. After she had finished one OF
! her books she Immediately left the city and
went travelling for several months before she
could recuperate her strength. During the
visit she was gentle but not aympathetc, was
not silent nor talkative. and though, as far az
was concerned, / did not find any womanly
charm about her to love, was very glad to have
seen so famous woman. She kindly invited vi
to visit her again upon my return frosn the con
tinent, but before. l came back Alr. Lewes va.
dead, and never saw her again.
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HorCeHtaYes on 81. LOUIS East t5OtlEU Ff6igHSss
ST. LoVIs, Jan. 8-Mesers. Depew, Wicker
and Bird. the gentlemen to whom was submitted
for arbitration the question Of per cents. for the
st. Louis eastbound freight lines, announced
their award yesterday through Commissioners
Blanchard. The award will, no doubt, be sur
prise to many. The arbitrators decided that for
live stock the award shah be as follows: Chicago
& Alton. q per cent; Vandalia, "a Indianapolis
& St. Louis. 81; Wabash, 81; Ohio 81 Mississlp
p, l. fetal, 100
Arbitrator Gault's award, from which an ap-
peal was taken. was follows: Chicago & AL.
ton, % per cent; Vnndalia, 24I; indianapolis q
s.. Louis, I'll; Wabash, 2ls: Ohio & Mississippi
81; total, 100.
The award covers all stock shipments from
Feb. to Dec 81, 1886, and will continue in Ell
feet as the basis OF division until changed oy
new arbitration.
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way of escape his detection Of spirits was one of
the most pathetic incidents Of his history and
one whose sadness was emphasized by his sub.
sequent recovery of cheerfulness and tho carry
ing out Of his pledges without sign OF hesitation
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The Sunday Journal has double the cir
cuation of any Sunday paper in Indiana.
Price five cents.

Members Of the General dsss nabIy ,contng The Journal
nig The regular session should ledre their subscriptions,
th directions herc they desire receire the paper,
at H5 journal Counting-room.
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The final result of the divorce proceedings
brought by the Warehouses OF Queensbury will
determine conclusively whether or not the Mar
quis of Queensbury rules.
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THE fact that it took Secretary Lamar thirt,
years to catch up with the woman he wanted t.
marry confirms the popular opinion that he i
the slowest man in the Cabinet
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Rev. MYRoN W. REED is announced to lecture
on 1.-THE People," in this city. next week. Some
curiosity is felt as to whether it means me peo-
pie who voted for him last November, or those
who didn't
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1887-11-16

D. Tgnacio Diaz Oaneja, Director
del BOLETIN MEROANTIL, nos ha
favorecido con un ejemplar del
folleto La AutonomtG de las An
tillds, que acaba de publican.
Aunque no estamos conformes
con el criteriO del autor en- la ma
nera de apreciar los problemas an
tillanos, no hemos de negar & nues-
tro companero en- la prensa la Ca
lidad de polemista estudioso Y cor
t6s, que procura y logra casi siem-
pre- hermanar la conviction politica
Y hasta ell apasionamiento con la
templanzH del lenguaje.
Ouando los reducidos lfmites de
este semanario nos permitan tratar
con alguna extension acerca del To-
lleto q que nos referimos, procurare-
mos desmostrar que en- las actuales
cnestiones antillanas predominan
los problemas ADMINISTRATORS y
econ6micos, que no pueden resol-
verse por medic del sentimentalis-
mo.
Convene en- estos casos saber 6
querer distinguir 10 que correspon-
de a la poesfa, y no debe ANAL
gamarse y confundise sistem&tica-
mente 10 que es del dominic del
coraz6n.
Damos, entire tanto, al Sr. Diaz
Oaneja las mas expresivas gracias
por ell elegante volumen que ha
tenido la bondad de dedicarnos.
CDe FL Buscapid.)
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FL T6nico Oriental es una fuente

El T6nic0 Oriental es una fuente
de brillc y heruosura tanto para las
damas como para los cabslleros. 81
pelo adquiere con su uso, suavidad,
limpieza, abundancia y fexibilidad, y
la barba y los bigotes, brillsntez, Sc.
dosidad y graciosas ondulaciones.
Mil Flores Els possible con.
denssr la fragancia de las flores de tai
modo que ell perfumer de mil pueda
encerrarse en- ell reducido espacio de un
pomo de cristalP-Si, y en- Ell Aqua
Florida de Murray y Lsnmsn vemos
realizado ell hecho, pues una sols
botella del gran perfume contiene
mas fragancia que IN millar de flores
re1nidas. Lector, 1 os habeis sumer-
gido alguna vez en- la liqlida frsgancis
de un banjo mezclado con este gran
perfume !? 81 no 10 habeis hecho,
seguid nuestro consejo y haced Ia
prueba; Ia sensaci5n es una de las mas
exquisitamente refrescantes que es
possible concebir.
Uno de los remedies mas agrada-
bIes conoci1os hasta Ia fecha en- este
pais, es, indudablemente. la Emulsion
de Scott. Tiene todss las virtudes del
aceite de hfgado de bacalso, siendo
ademda muy agrsdable al paladar.
Para los pi1os eDfermizos es de mucho
va|or, como tsmbien 10 es para las
personas de mayor edad. Els alimento
y medicina q un mismo TEMPO; en-
gords y fortalece, y No tiene rival para
las Intermediates de Ia garganta.
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Mi escrito, publicado reciente-
mente en- ell BoLETIN MERCANrIL,
sobre motives de mi salida de la
direction del peri6dico La Balanxd,
que ha sido aplaudido por todas las
personals sensatas de esta Capital,
y especialmente las mas caracteri-
zada del Partido Unconditional, ha
motivadO una contestaci6n del
senior Propietario del peri6dico
La BalanzG, en- t6rminos, que ma {.
da tendria que objetar, por scr ene-
migo de polemicas esteriles, a no
hacerme una alusion gratuita So
bre un asunto en- que habla por
referencias, por no haberse atrave-
sado entire nosotros nj una pala-
bra sobre ell srtfculO en- que 81 fun
da su ataque embozado.
Pero como tengo fe en- las con-
welcomes, y aunque es POGO Correc-
to valerse de una conversation
particular, que solo SO sabe por ha-
berla dido contar, pues repito no
he hecho la mas mlnima indication
q este senOr, debo manifestar, res
pecto al punto concrete en- que me
alude, que tOdo clio no pas6 de
una conversation privada, seq in
va indiqu6, nj tavo otro caracter
que ell de pura opinion particular,
que en- NADIA afectaba & la esencia-
lidad de las doctrinas de Ia publ
caci6n y de su director; asf 70 no
he variado un apiece en- mis- con-
welcomes, como supongo no varia-
ran las del mencionadO peri6dicO.
Por 10 tanto, asf como 20 estoy
dispuesto & respetar ell criterio del
Propietario do dicho semanario,
en- este asunto, le suplico a 6l respe-
to el mio; pues entire nosotros dos,
que nunca ha existido disgusto al
guno, no SO debe romper la perso-
nal amistad por question tan bala-
di, por 10 que le ruego de el punto
por terminado, asegurandole que
solo la aclaraci6n de su alusi6n me
ha obljgado a escribir j las presen.
tes lineas.
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nidente, { su regreso, % mega & soste-
ner 10 opinion de su aecretario de rs
tsdo; Ia de que el gcbierno de Was.
hington solo puede ejercer jurisdiction
On el hmite de las tres millas marfti-
ma de las ccstas de Alaska.
Hace algunos meses, cuando 4 soli-
eitud del Ministro de Inglaterra en-
Washington, que deseaba conocer 10
aCtitud de este gobiernO en- esa cues
ti6n, Sc puso ell asunto en- conocimien-
to de Mr.. Cleveland, este manifesto
desde lnego su acuerdo CON Mr.. Bayard,
J 10 demnestra Ia disposition expedida
en- Febrero de este afo resolviendo que
81 ministerio de Justicia ordenars, ,qla
scltura de las embarcaciones detenidas.
Por "equivocsci6n" que seria mex
plicAble y rars q 10 sumo, 8 por otra
0ausa, 10 cierto es que no fu9 obedeci-
de Ia orden presidential. Llam6 Ell Mi
Distro brit&nico Ia atenci6n del secreta-
rio Bsyard, sobr esa desobediencia. El
Preoidente ha .terado 90 orden, perc
haGta Ia fecha sf ministeriu de Justicia
sigue Observation-Disclosures, continda ell
procedimiento administrative incoado
contra los buques detenidos, J Sc forma
expediente 4 otros apresados en- fecha
mas reciente, hallandese, como los an
tsriores, & mas de tres millas msriti-
mas de las costas de Alaska.
Esperemos, como dice ell Times, q
yer 81 hay crisis, 8 81 cede el impert6rri-
to Garland. Pero por 81 llega haber-
Ia, Ell corresponsal aventura va ls espe.
Gle de que no ser& sMr. Bsyard quien
vuelva 4 la vida privads, pues su OPT
ZION, que es la misms del Presidente,
Sc apoya en- el derecho international y
en- el testimonio de valiosos preceden-
tes.
veremos 10 que do de 81 81 asunto."
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TOMAS CANO 4 Ca.
REAL AGRNCIA CONSULAR
DE ITALIA.
AREC1BO.-PUERTO : RICO.

Habiendo fallecidC ell sdbdito italia.
no, residente en- esta villa, se1or Mi
guel Aloise Beltran, sin disposition
testamentaria conocida, sin tener HE
JOS, y dejando viuda en- esta localidad
y padre ausente: he prevenido en- este
dis las diligencias concernientes q 90
intestado; ordenando Ia publication =
dem&s medidas del case.
Lo que en su virtud hago notorio
para que las personals que puedAn
creerse con algdn derecho & 10 snce.
sion, 6 contra Ia succession del indicado
csusante, concurran a esta Real Agen-
cia, acompanando los correspondientes
documentos en- en- Ell termino de veinte
dias q contar de esta fecha; en- Ia inte.
ligencia de que de no verifcsrlo sei, les
psrala el perjuicio q que hubiere lugar.
Arecibo, Octubre 20 de 1887.
131 EstebGn r. Costa.
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La AUTOyOxtA DE- LAS ANTILLAS.

Editado con un lujo y esmero
tipografico que hacen honor a la
Imprenta del BoLETIN, ell ilustrado
director del colega correligionario
asf titulado, ha tenido la atenci6n
de enviarnos su oportunisima obra
/" La Autonomia de las Antillas. "
70 bien probado ell Sr. D{az
Oaneja como distinguido publicis-
ia, ell reciente trabajo viene a con-
quistarle nuevo merecimisnto CO.
mo tai y como politico expertO.
Nos ocuparemos con la deten-
ci6n que SO merece de la obra del
infatigable escritor amigo, envian-
dole eDtre tanto nuestra gratitud
por su galante obsequio.
Ode La Naci6n EspaIola. }